Bukkulla vs Oakwood

Oakwood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 43 in Bukkulla. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bukkulla, the large majority of households are couple families. In Oakwood, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Bukkulla tends to suit couples, while Oakwood suits people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Bukkulla is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 62%)
  • Oakwood carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 60/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bukkulla

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 10%)
  • has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $260/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Oakwood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (591.9 km vs 603.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (457 min vs 463 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Oakwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 60/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bukkulla and Oakwood drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Bukkulla Oakwood
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Bukkulla Oakwood
Walkability 0 / 0
Bukkulla — Walkability: 0/100 Oakwood — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 40 / 86
Bukkulla — Safety: 40/100 Oakwood — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 69 / 85
Bukkulla — Low fire risk: 69/100 Oakwood — Low fire risk: 85/100

Demographics

Oakwood rents higher ($260/wk vs $210/wk); Bukkulla skews older (43 vs 38).

Bukkulla Oakwood
Population 149 178
+19% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.4% +8.5%
Median age 43 38
Median household income $80,184/yr $81,224/yr
+1% vs other
Median weekly rent $210/wk $260/wk
+24% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bukkulla Oakwood
0-4 5.4% / 10.1%
Bukkulla — 0-4: 5.4% Oakwood — 0-4: 10.1%
5-14 18.8% / 17.4%
Bukkulla — 5-14: 18.8% Oakwood — 5-14: 17.4%
15-19 4.7% / 3.4%
Bukkulla — 15-19: 4.7% Oakwood — 15-19: 3.4%
20-24 2.7% / 2.2%
Bukkulla — 20-24: 2.7% Oakwood — 20-24: 2.2%
25-34 9.4% / 9.6%
Bukkulla — 25-34: 9.4% Oakwood — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 11.4% / 12.9%
Bukkulla — 35-44: 11.4% Oakwood — 35-44: 12.9%
45-54 20.8% / 11.2%
Bukkulla — 45-54: 20.8% Oakwood — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 11.4% / 16.3%
Bukkulla — 55-64: 11.4% Oakwood — 55-64: 16.3%
65-74 8.7% / 12.9%
Bukkulla — 65-74: 8.7% Oakwood — 65-74: 12.9%
75-84 5.4% / 4.5%
Bukkulla — 75-84: 5.4% Oakwood — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ — / 1.7%
Bukkulla — 85+: not among its largest Oakwood — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bukkulla 78.6% couple families
Bukkulla — Couple Families: 78.6% Bukkulla — Lone Person: 21.4% Bukkulla — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Oakwood 50.0% couple families
Oakwood — Couple Families: 50.0% Oakwood — Lone Person: 37.5% Oakwood — One Parent Families: 12.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bukkulla 20.5% renting
Bukkulla — Owned Outright: 50.0% Bukkulla — Mortgage: 29.5% Bukkulla — Renting: 20.5%
Oakwood 10.0% renting
Oakwood — Owned Outright: 46.0% Oakwood — Mortgage: 44.0% Oakwood — Renting: 10.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bukkulla 100.0% houses
Bukkulla — Houses: 100.0%
Oakwood 100.0% houses
Oakwood — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Bukkulla Oakwood
Certificate III & IV 16.8% / 12.4%
Bukkulla — Certificate III & IV: 16.8% Oakwood — Certificate III & IV: 12.4%
Bachelor Degree 8.7% / 7.3%
Bukkulla — Bachelor Degree: 8.7% Oakwood — Bachelor Degree: 7.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 5.1%
Bukkulla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Oakwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.4% / —
Bukkulla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4% Oakwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.8%
Bukkulla — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Oakwood — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

Property market

Bukkulla Oakwood
Median house price $1,050,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Bukkulla Oakwood
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Bukkulla Oakwood
New dwellings approved 31
across Inverell
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bukkulla Oakwood
House price Higher than 54% of NSW —
Income Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 44% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 1% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW

Liveability

Bukkulla Oakwood
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bukkulla carries more crime risk (60 vs 14); Bukkulla carries more bushfire risk (31 vs 15).

Bukkulla Oakwood
Bushfire Low
31/100
 Low
15/100
Crime Moderate
60/100
 Low
14/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bukkulla Oakwood
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Bukkulla Oakwood
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Bukkulla sits further from the CBD (603.2 km vs 591.9 km).

Bukkulla Oakwood
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 603.2 km
+2% vs other
 591.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 463 min 457 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2360
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 2360
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Bukkulla Oakwood
Car (driver) 72.1% / 63.9%
Bukkulla — Car (driver): 72.1% Oakwood — Car (driver): 63.9%
Worked from Home 21.3% / 25.3%
Bukkulla — Worked from Home: 21.3% Oakwood — Worked from Home: 25.3%
Car (passenger) 6.6% / 6.0%
Bukkulla — Car (passenger): 6.6% Oakwood — Car (passenger): 6.0%
Walked Only — / 4.8%
Bukkulla — Walked Only: not among its largest Oakwood — Walked Only: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.1%).

Setting

Bukkulla Oakwood
Elevation 540 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 575 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bukkulla Oakwood
Connectivity score 16/100 27/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
40 premises
 0%
67 premises

Climate

Bukkulla Oakwood
Annual rainfall 675 mm 803 mm
Summer max (Jan) 32.0°C 30.0°C
Winter min (Jul) 2.8°C 4.5°C

Council rates

Bukkulla Oakwood
Average residential rate $1,170/yr
same for both
Council Inverell
same for both

Federal electorate

Bukkulla Oakwood
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bukkulla Oakwood
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bukkulla

Family Rural

Oakwood

Family Rural Young Families

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